Monthly Archives: December 2010

Mt. NFL Coach Rushmore

By Sam Smith | Published: December 21, 2010
The proposition: say we’re doing a Mt. Rushmore for pro football coaches. We need four faces. It seems to me that three of them are obvious: George Halas, Vince Lombardi, and Bill Walsh. So, who’s the fourth? Some nominees (and you’re going to have to stretch to make a case for anybody not on this list): (Coach; [...]
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Bill Plaschke Gives 110%

By Kenneth Quinnell | Published: December 18, 2010
Okay, this is the start of what I hope will be a regular feature here at DHST, where I follow in the hallowed tradition of Fire Joe Morgan and take on the worst of sports commentary.  The idea is to take a look at the horrible crap that passes for sports journalism these days and [...]
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Please help: Brazil soccer team threatened by a tragic shortage of cool names

By Sam Smith | Published: December 11, 2010
When it comes to football – some of you may know it by its American name, “soccer” – Brazil is a land of legend. Five World Cups. Two runners-up. Two thirds and a fourth. That’s more championships than any other nation and only Germany has more top four finishes. At the club level, Brazilian players [...]
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Lawyers, guns and money and Shari’a Law and air conditioning the desert: how the hell did the US lose World Cup 2022 to Qatar?!

By Sam Smith | Published: December 2, 2010
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the governing body of world soccer, today awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. The move is regarded by most as an upset – the odds-on favorite to land the event was the United States, which hosted the most successful Copa in history in 1994. Also in the running [...]
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